Posted on 07/20/23
| News Source: CBS Baltimore
The prosecution has rested in the trial of a teenage squeegee worker accused of murder, and the defense tells WJZ they will present no witnesses. The defendant will not take the stand.
Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday morning with the judge allowing jurors to take Friday off.
Just before prosecutor Cynthia Banks rested her case, the defense filed a motion to acquit, which is standard in cases like this one.
The judge denied it and said there is enough evidence for this case to move forward.
Deliberations are also set to begin Monday.
On Thursday, jurors saw the gun the prosecutor said was used to kill Timothy Reynolds.
Two of the five bullets that struck him were hollow point, which means they expanded in his body to create larger wounds, according to the state's expert witness testimony.
Reynolds was struck in the face, chest and three times in the back during the encounter with squeegee workers near the Inner Harbor last July.
The defense said their client acted in self defense, citing dash camera video showing Reynolds following squeegee workers with a baseball bat. Police have testified he was walking away when he was shot.
The alleged shooter was 14 at the time and WJZ is not naming him because of his age.
Lead detective John Amato testified the defendant left to retrieve a handgun, concealed his face with a mask and re-engaged "which is why we have determined this was a murder and not self-defense."